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[WIP] Manor / Ocean Front Mansion

We spent a few days trying to create a Manor and just didn't like it, so we instead decided to model our Manor after real architecture. We found a long, wide home and reshaped it to make a 6-tile (3-page) Manor. The sides can be reversed or exchanged, allowing the assembly of a few different Manor layouts, but traditional is probably best.

Then we'll have a 4th page for the exterior front and back of the home. This is our first map using multiple page directions, but the final should be pretty interesting : You can swap the wings, you can turn the center and attach either wing to create a 2-page house, and you can attach any wing/ center to our existing "Wizard Tower" to create a base house.

We think these options will make the map very versatile and get a lot of play.